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Post-doctoral position in health economics, Uppsala University

Position Type: 2-year post-doc

Categories/Specialties: Health economics

Deadline: 21/11/2025

Description:

The Centre for Health Economic Research at Uppsala University is hiring for a 2-year post-doc position, beginning no later than September 2026.

The interdisciplinary center focuses on research for an efficient use of health care resources and improvement of health in the population. Our research has a quantitative emphasis using rich register data and state-of-the-art methods to create new knowledge.

We expect the post-doc to conduct independent high-quality research contributing to our research program on the causes and consequences of the spatial distribution of health. Tasks include initiating and running projects and collaborating with other members of the center, and to contribute to a collaborative and supportive environment.

The center is a partnership between the Disciplinary Domain for Medicine and Pharmacy and the Faculty of Social Sciences building on a cross-disciplinary perspective to combine different competences, with collaboration between researchers in economics and medicine. Uppsala university is Scandinavia’s oldest university, conveniently located only 30 minutes from Stockholm Arlanda International airport.

Candidates should have a PhD in Economics/Health Economics/or equivalent field and have finished a PhD no later than September 2026 and must demonstrate excellence in research. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed virtually at the European Job Market for Economists, December 15-19, 2025. Candidates based in Sweden can also be interviewed at the SNS job market.

Candidates should register their interest by submitting a CV, cover letter, job market paper, other samples of the research, and recommendation letters from three academic references at http://econjobmarket.org by November 21, 2025 to be considered.

Uppsala University promotes equal opportunities and strives to attract qualified candidates who can contribute to excellence and diversity.

Information URL: https://www.hefuu.uu.se/

For more information, email: erik.gronqvist@uu.se